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Lubos Bartecko is reportedly in stable condition after suffering a severe concussion and a laceration to his head on Tuesday night.

He exited Tuesday's 4-3 win over Norway after being hit hard by an elbow from defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen. Bartecko's helmet fell off on the play and his head hit the ice hard. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher, but was moving his arms as he was carted away. It's probably safe to say he will not be back in the Slovakian lineup for the remainder of the Olympics. Wed, Feb 24, 2010 09:23:00 AM

Lubos Bartecko and Mark Hartigan will not be back with the Thrashers this season, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Neither was made a qualifying offer. Atlanta still hopes to sign Slava Kozlov to a contract despite the fact that the 31-year-old left winger became an unrestricted free agent last night. The latest offer on the table is for one-year, and $4 million. Kozlov has already rejected a 3-year, $9.3 million contract. Tue, Jul 1, 2003 11:50:00 AM

Lubos Bartecko will be back in action for the Thrashers today.

Bartecko was hobbled by an injured groin, but is better now. We cannot recommend him, but if you need him, feel free to activate him. Sun, Feb 23, 2003 06:09:00 PM

Jordan Nolan has inked a three-year, $2.85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings.

Nolan was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer. He has four goals and 27 penalty minutes in 36 contests in 2014-15. He'll continue to serve as a bottom-six forward and is unlikely to develop into a player that will be owned in many standard fantasy leagues.

Andy Andreoff and Derek Forbort will be scratched against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Andreoff has just a dozen games to his credit this season, and only three in 2015. Meanwhile Forbort has yet to make his NHL debut. Neither have any fantasy value until they show they can get into and stay in the lineup.

Marian Gaborik scored the game-winning goal for the Kings in their 2-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday night in their Stadium Series game.

Gaborik’s goal came at 4:04 of the third period on a slapshot, a way he’s not really known to score with all too often. It ended a six-game skid without a goal. He also had seven shots on net. Gaborik has 17 goals and 33 points this season. Kyle Clifford picked up the other goal. Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter recorded the helpers.

Tanner Pearson (broken ankle) may be able to return before the end of the regular season.

When the injury occurred on January 10, it was thought that the first round of the playoffs might be the return date but he is apparently healing a bit faster than first thought. He had 12 goals and four assists in 42 games before the injury.

Trevor Lewis opened Friday night's scoring in the first period with his eighth goal of the season, but the Kings eventually fell to the Ducks 4-2.

It was a pretty goal as Lewis bounced off a Francois Beauchemin check, walked out from the left corner, and stuffed it home through a Dustin Brown screen. Lewis continues to build on a career season, and now has 16 points in 52 games thus far.

Kyle Clifford has agreed to a five-year deal worth a reported $8 million.

He has recorded three goals, 10 points and 66 penalty minutes in 57 games this campaign with Los Angeles. "You forget how young he is. He'll play a bigger role as he continues to improve," coach Darryl Sutter said. I'm glad he doesn't have to look at it where he is thinking about his contract this summer. He's got a young family. I'm happy for him."

Brown replaced Trevor Lewis alongside Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik and that can only help his fantasy value. Lewis was on the third unit with Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams. Brown has 10 goals and 24 points in 57 games this season but his minus-six rating does not help you if you play that category in your pool.

Carter got the Kings on the board at the 7:18 mark of the second period and he added another goal late in the third period. The 30-year-old has 20 goals and 48 points in 62 games this season. He has hit the 20-goal mark for the ninth time in his NHL career. Tyler Toffoli assisted on both of Carter's goals.

Justin Williams scored the lone goal on the power-play in a 1-0 Kings' win over Detroit on Tuesday.

Williams redirected a point shot from Jake Muzzin past Detroit goalie Jonas Gustavsson at the 2:24 mark of the first period. It turned out to be the only goal needed for the Kings in a shutout win. It was Williams' 16th of the year and snapped a six game goal-less streak. Anze Kopitar also picked up an assist on the goal.

Toffoli snapped a four-game point drought. He now has 19 goals and 39 points in 56 contests in 2014-15. He's surpassed expectations for this season, but at the same time, he's been very streaky and has consequently endured prolonged cold stretches.

Nick Shore will get to play in front of friends and family on Wednesday night.

Los Angeles will play in Colorado in what will be Shore's 12th game. The Denver native has no goals, two assists and 10 shots in his previous appearances. Shore has averaged just 9:37 of ice time per match with the Kings.

With Andrej Sekera acquired, look for Drew Doughty's playing time to go down.

Doughty has been averaging an unreal 29:27 minutes per contest in 2014-15 due in part to the fact that Slava Voynov has been serving an indefinite suspension. Sekera gives the Hurricanes a blueliner that can be trusted with over 20 minutes per game and consequently take a little bit of the pressure off of Doughty.

Jake Muzzin thinks Thursday's game against Calgary is a "must win" for Los Angeles.

The Kings have certainly put themselves into a position where they badly need those two points. Calgary currently controls the second Wild Card spot and Los Angeles is behind them by five points. So this is an obvious opportunity for the Kings to close to gap, but of course a loss would be a devastating swing in the other direction. Los Angeles is 0-1-2 against Calgary in 2014-15 and this is the final meeting between these two squads.

Andrej Sekera is projected to make his Kings' debut on Friday against Anaheim.

Los Angeles acquired Sekera from Carolina on Wednesday. He'll probably play alongside Robyn Regehr, who he has experience working with from their days with Buffalo. Sekera has two goals and 19 points in 57 games in 2014-15.

Robyn Regehr practiced on Saturday after it looked like he was hurt during Friday's game.

That's good news for the Kings as they can ill afford an injury to a defenseman. He was hit in the wrist area by a shot. Regehr has a new partner on the blueline as he is playing with the recently acquired Andrej Sekera. Regehr has no fantasy value.

Martinez has missed 10 straight games due to his symptoms. The Kings have bolstered their defense by acquiring Andrej Sekera, but Martinez is still likely to play a substantial role once he's healthy. Martinez has five goals and 17 points in 45 games this season.

The surprise is that McNabb had only seven shots on goal in the month with six coming in the last four contests. The defenseman has some offensive skills and has a goal and 18 points in 55 games this season. He should be better next season.

Voynov was supposed to be in court on Monday, but the start of the trial has been postponed until March 10. The delay was requested by Deputy Dist. Atty. Frank Dunnick and consented to over the objections of Voynov's attorneys. Voynov is facing a charge of corporal injury to a spouse with great bodily injury. He pleaded not guilty and faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.

Quick was pulled after allowing four goals on 21 shots in the contest. The 29-year-old won eight consecutive starts in late-February but he has now lost back-to-back starts. The Kings were down 4-1 when they gave Quick the hook. His record falls to 25-16-10 on the season. Martin Jones entered the game in relief of Quick and he stopped all seven shots he faced in the game.

Martin Jones made 28 saves in the Kings' 4-2 loss to Ducks on Friday night.

The loss has an extra layer of sting as the Kings led 2-0 going into the third period before three unanswered goals on just eight shots, plus an empty-netter. Fortunately, they didn't submit any ground to Calgary who lost in regulation on Long Island. The loss drops Jones' record to 4-4-2 with 25 goals against in a dozen games this season.